Couples Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk in Vulnerable Male Couples
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Substance Use
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
- Enrollment
- 360
- Locations
- 3
- Primary Endpoint
- Urine assay for drug use
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 10 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the efficacy of couples motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce the frequency and severity of illicit drug use and frequency of HIV transmission risk behavior (TRB). Participants are randomized to one of two conditions: couples MI or standard couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC).
Investigators
Tyrel Starks
Professor
Hunter College of City University of New York
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have a main partner who is another cisgender male and have been in a relationship for 3 month or longer
- •Index participant must be between 18 and 55; Main partner can be any age 18 and older
- •One participant must be HIV negative (as confirmed by rapid test)
- •One participant must have used at least 1 drug in the past 30 days (cocaine/crack, opiates, misuse of prescription medication, stimulants, psychedelics, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, amyl nitrite)
- •Index participant must have engaged in TRB in the past 30 days- Defined as CAS with a casual partner, or a serodiscordant or non-monogamous main partner
- •Live in the United States
- •Speak and read English
- •Exclusion Criteria
- •Any signs of serious mental illness or cognitive deficit
- •Current suicidal/homicidal ideations
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Urine assay for drug use
Time Frame: 9 Months
Positive urine screen for drug use assessed bi-annually
Drug use Frequency
Time Frame: 9 Months
Number of reported days of illicit drug use (amphetamines, cocaine/crack, GHB, ketamine or ecstasy) reported on quarterly timeline follow-back assessments
CAS with casual partners
Time Frame: 9 Months
Number of total anal sex acts (insertive and receptive) with casual partners reported on quarterly timeline follow-back assessments in the absence of adequate PrEP coverage
Secondary Outcomes
- Bacterial sexually transmitted infections(9 Months)
- Binge Drinking(9 Months)
- PrEP Uptake(9 months)